Maria Irene

Maria Irene is a journalist and author covering the Internet Computer Protocol, Bitcoin, DeFi, and the broader decentralised web. She is the founder and editor of LedgerLife.io, an independent, reader-funded publication dedicated to clear-eyed reporting on the ICP ecosystem and Web3 technology. She is the author of two books: Money Without Masters: The Story of Crypto (Amazon) and The World Computer: Decentralised Computing and the Rise of the Internet Computer Protocol (Amazon). Her work focuses on making complex blockchain technology accessible without losing precision or depth.
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OISY 2.6 adds XRP, Robinhood assets and cycles support

OISY has released version 2.6 of its wallet, adding support for native XRP, Robinhood assets and a new way to hold Internet Computer compute...

Liquidium reports 1.6 million ICP supplied across 175 loans

Liquidium has reported a new milestone for its ICP lending activity, with 1.6 million ICP supplied through the platform across 175 loans. The milestone was...

Odin.fun reports busiest development week with 228 commits

Odin.fun has reported its busiest development week of the series, with 228 commits covering live community features, account security, search visibility and improvements to...

US equity ETF inflows fall to lowest level since March

US equity exchange-traded funds saw their average daily inflows fall to about US$3.3 billion in September, marking the third consecutive monthly decline and the...
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Internet Computer Lifts Chain Key Signing Capacity Tenfold

The Internet Computer is expanding the capacity of its threshold signing service, with throughput for chain key signatures rising by a factor of ten...
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Mission70 Proposal Goes Live on Internet Computer Governance System

The first proposal under Mission70 is now live, formally placing the planned increase in replicated subnet memory costs before the Internet Computer’s Network Nervous...
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ICP Developers Push Back Against Proposed Memory Price Increase Under Mission70

Tension is building within the Internet Computer community after a long time developer publicly criticised plans to raise replicated subnet memory costs by 2.5...
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Liquidium Launches Cross Chain Lending Platform Linking Bitcoin and Ethereum

Liquidium has launched Liquidium.Fi, a non custodial cross chain lending platform designed to connect Bitcoin and Ethereum liquidity without relying on wrapped tokens or...
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MENES Adds SOL, XRP and ETH Payments as Presale Nears Close

MENES has enabled payments in SOL, XRP and ETH on its multichain launchpad, a move the team says reflects its ambition to operate across...
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Foreign Investors Drive Record Surge in Japan’s 20 Year Bond Futures

Foreign investors are moving decisively into Japanese government bonds, pushing open interest in 20 year futures to a record 44,093 contracts last week, according...